Daily Learning Target(s): By the end of class, students will be able to...

  • analyze text as evidenced by discussion and notes.

Due Today: Upon the Burning of Our House Annotations

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  • Due Block Day 8/31:
    • 3x5 note card for Puritan Summative (focus on Puritan beliefs, elements of Puritan Texts)
    • Puritanism Table of Contents:
      • Puritanism Cornell Notes
      • Narrative of the Captivity Annotated Story
      • Upon the Burning of Our House
      • Puritan Vocab Definitions #3
      • Were Puritans Selfish or Selfless Questions and Quick Write (Document A and B)
  • Due Tue 9/6: Read and annotate The Scarlet Letter thru CH 13 for Lit Circle Meeting #5:
    1. Take Cornell Notes on the main events of CH 12 and CH 13, cite pg. number/textual evidence
    2. Use your annotation guide to identify at least 3 literary devices from the chapters, cite pg. number/textual evidence.


Essential Questions:

  • What are the philosophical assumptions of puritans and how do they show up in texts?

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  • Puritan Summative Assessment on Block Day!
Agenda
1. Update Learning Logs
2. Quick Write #1: Inversion
  • Define inversion and provide one example from the poem "Upon the Burning of Our House" by Anne Bradstreet with elaboration and a parenthetical citation (p. ..., line...)
3. Review "Upon the Burning of Our House" Annotations
4. Were Puritans Selfish or Selfless
  • Read, answer questions and complete quick write
5. Review for Puritan Summative